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Empowering a Global Community for Land Conservation

The International Land Conservation Network connects civic and private organizations and people, across boundaries and around the world, to accelerate the protection and strengthen the management of land and natural resources.
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News from ILCN and Our Partners

The XIII Latin American Congress on Voluntary Conservation Aims to Reinvigorate Collaboration in the Region

To be held in Panama City from September 16-18, 2025, this year’s event will be the first of its kind in six years.
A fence splits this image of rural ranchland, which stretches into the distance, dotted with hay bales in Alberta Canada.
What Canada’s New Land Trust Certification Means for Conservation Globally

The history behind, and implications of, an emerging conservation tool.
Ash Dieback is a Dementia of the Landscape: A Painter Depicts a Story of Loss and the Impact of a European Union LIFE Project’s Restoration Work

Sue Prince delivers an urgent message and draws an emotional connection between people and landscape.
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Featured Resources

The body of literature exploring private and civic land conservation is constantly growing, both in scope and scale. Three outstanding new publications are featured below.

Global From the Ground Up: How Land Trusts and Conservancies are Providing Solutions to Climate Change

This Policy Focus Report presents a dozen case studies that demonstrate how land trusts, conservancies, and other nongovernmental civic organizations have meaningfully addressed climate change over the past several decades.

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North America Report on the 2024 Global Congress of the ILCN

A summary of the 2024 Global Congress of the International Land Conservation, cohosted with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. This resource includes a full agenda with session descriptions and links to recorded sessions.

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North America A View of the Charles

Illustrating how an American poet’s love for his Cambridge estate conserved a piece of the city’s most desirable land and contributed to the private land conservation movement as it blossomed nationwide.

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Connecting Private & Civic Land Conservationists Worldwide

The civic and private land conservation community works across six continents to protect and steward treasured landscapes.

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What Our Partners Are Saying

Dr. Jane Goodall Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute

“I [congratulate you on the work] of the International Land Conservation Network. It’s so exciting to know that [you are convening] people from many countries—from six continents—who care passionately about … conservation. It [is] a brilliant idea to link together private landowners with government agencies and NGOs who all share the goal of preserving the natural world.”

Angelo Salsi LIFE and Eco-innovation Head of Unit, European Commission

“The creation of the ILCN was a conservation milestone. Its example has inspired the establishment of a similar initiative to encourage effective private land conservation across Europe.”

Jon Jarvis 18th Director of the United States National Park Service

“The ILCN and its partners on six continents are key in sustaining momentum for conservation at local, regional, national and international scales. Your patience and persistence, as well as the new paradigms you are exploring for cross-boundary, cross-sectoral conservation initiatives, are vitally important – and the emerging successes being highlighted by the ILCN are a source of inspiration for us all.”

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